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Merry Christmas from the family

AO: atlantis
Q: sooner , Oatmeal
PAX: Oatmeal, Toothless, Pole Dancer, Siri, Subway, SalPal
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
Active warm-up

Mozy over to pizza hut

Santa appears out of the gloom… he looks a lot like oatmeal

Christmas Night
Santa/Oatmeal pulls a gift out of the bag and the PAX has to deliver; The pax are reindeer, led by rudolph who have to deliver gifts. Each round, Santa/Oatmeal picks off a pax from the reindeer who does an exercise while the rest of the pax delivers to playground locations specified on the card; santa’s crew of injured reindeer grows during each round of present delivery

Gift delivery travel: Native Reindeer Run around the water tower to “Whoville” aka the playground

Penalty for forgetting rudolph

Christmas Morning
Open each gift to find two unique exercises (25 each). One is naughty and one is nice. Flip a disc to determine exercise. Gating price to either be nice or get forgiveness for being naughty is Christmas/Oatmeal trivia.

Bag 1: ice skaters / Mountain jumpers; each side is half
Bag 2: elven merkins / eleven flutters aka hand release merkins with a star Superman or reverse flutters (low plank + flutter kicks); 4 ct
Bag 3: Frosty jumps / walks; low squat duck walk or broad jump; 1 is 1
Bag 4: Twinkling Star of Bethlaham or manger madness aka side straddle hops 4 CT or star jumps but with 180 rotation); 1 is 1
Bag 5: Ornamentation or Tree toppers aka plank ups or one-legged alternating box jump reaching for the tree top on the jump; each side is half
Bag 6: sleigh rides or Jingle bell rock aka Supermans or happy crunch frogs but with arms elevated verticaly instead of horizontally; 1 is 1
Bag 7: Christmas mornings aka 8 CT body builders; 1 is 1… We didn’t do this one

Santa had a loose interpretation of the rules. We did exercise for the record.

COT: healing, comfort and guidance

HANDS DOWN BEST COFFETETERIA OF THE YEAR, NO ONE IS CLOSE, ITS NOT A COMPETITION, POLE DANCER/TOOTHLESS COMBO WON. EASILY. THEY’RE OFFICIALLY ON THE NICE LIST.

tag your favorite trivia question in comments

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Simplify

AO: the-knoll
Q: El Capitan
PAX: morning stār, Sparrow, Stubs, El Capitan, FLO, Half Lyfe, Papa Bear, Pebbles, Pitmaster, Sooie, @Bumblebee (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: damp & foggy; mid-50s

WARMUP:

10 minutes of Pilates Warrior Flow with speed cardio mixed in (mountain climbers, scissor kicks)

THE THANG:

Part 1: Held a 90-30-Run around the Flood Table

Workouts included:
1. Elevated merkins
2. dips
3. Step-ups
4. Elevated shoulder taps
5. Elevated crunches

Work for 90 seconds, rest for 30 seconds, run to backstop & back as a group.

Discussed the F3 Mission Statement, Credo, and what F3 means to us as men during the rest breaks.

Part 2: Light Battle

Split into two teams / three light-up cones per side

Object of game is to change color of all three lights of other team first by hitting the (hard-to-push) buttons.

If you are tagged (two hand touch) by a defender, you must return to your side’s end zone & perform 5 Lt. Dan’s before returning to game.

MOLESKINE:

December is an extremely busy month. I’m grateful for the opportunity to simplify with a straight-forward workout & focus on stretching (something I haven’t had time to do in weeks!). I encouraged the Pax to remember the Advent season with the word “Immanuel” (God with us). The birth of Jesus & His Presence with us through the Holy Spirit is a great comfort in the chaos.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

LeanPax starts in January. Enjoy those treats while you can. 😀

COT: Countorama, Nameorama, and ended with Mountain Mojo + Mochas.

I’m grateful for y’all! :el-capitan:

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The basics

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Focker
PAX: Toothless, sooner, Oatmeal, Hanes, DrRupp, Betty Ford, Young and Restless, Pole Dancer, Wolfpack
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: wet, but only from below

WARMUP: Toothlesswas kind enough to lead warmups while I slept through my alarms

THE THANG:
15 decline merkins, lunges to 10 swing rows
20 decline merkins, lunges to 11 swing rows
25 decline merkins, lunges to 12 swing rows
Failure incline merkins, lunges to 13 swing rows
20 decline merkins, lunges to 14 swing rows
15 decline merkins, lunges to 15 swing rows

11s in the parking lots
Sit throughs and prisoner squats

Finished with sprints and high skips

MOLESKINE: great work by all, this one challenged me for sure as was my first time leading since the new addition.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: come on out Sunday 12/15 for LOTR movie!

COT: prayers for those with illness and death in their family, praises for healing,

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Decorating the Tree

AO: westeros
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Chunks, Hedwig, Natural Ice – CBO, Pep, Tim the Toolman, Vector, StringBean
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Warm and Wet

WARMUP:
Side Straddle Hops in cadence – 30
Alternating Toe Touches in cadence – 30
Mosey to school steps

THE THANG:
Base – 100 yd run across field
10 HRPU, Lunges, Jump Squats, Shoulder Taps, Freddy Mercuries
20 HRPU, Lunges, Jump Squats, Shoulder Taps
30 HRPU, Lunges, Shoulder Taps
40 HRPU, Shoulder Taps
50 Shoulder Taps
100 Single Leg Line Hops
50 Squats
40 Squats, Half Burpees
30 Squats, Half Burpees, WW1s
20 Squats, Half Burpees, WW1s, Plank Up/Downs
10 Squats Half Burpees, WW1s, Plank U/Ds, Iron Mikes
Base – 100 yard sprint back to start X

MOLESKINE: Respect the Flag

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
New Years Convergence info is coming
#leanpax info is coming

COT:
I was shook by the flag being grinched and at the same time it’s the time of year to give more than we receive. Kudos to @hedwig for securing the safe and harmless return of the #bomber flag.

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A Lot of Running Q!!!

AO: the-castle
Q: Chunks
PAX: Strutter, Pep, hambone
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: COLD and Windy

WARMUP:
If you need to stretch, get there early or do it at home.

MOSEY!

THE THANG:
Party Pace Mosey till my watch hit 1 mile.
BOMBS
5 Burpees
10 Overhead Press
15 Merkins
20 Big Boy Situps
25 Squats

Mosey halfway back to Startex
BOMBS
10 Burpees
15 Overhead Press
20 Merkins
25 Big Boy Situps
30 Squats

Mosey back to Startex
BOMBS
5 Burpees
10 Overhead Press
15 Merkins
20 Big Boy Situps
25 Squats

That’s it and that’s all.

A Lot of Running Q – Strutter

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check Slack
COT:
Prayed out and discussed lots of Topics at Coffee.

Saturday extended coffee at Black Elm is top notch.

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Keep Em Movin!

AO: handsomizer
Q: Hair Band
PAX: Freakonomics, Natural Ice – CBO, Spinal Tap, PigLIT (KC)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Colder than a WTIABB

WARMUP:
Mosey to back parking lot
SSHs
Lunges
High Knees
Butt Kicks

THE THANG:

Pair up
An exercise with corresponding rep range was given
At “Go” one partner starts performing the exercise while the other does a suicide sprint, they switch until the rep range is complete

50 Burpees
60 V Ups
120 Iron mikes (per leg)
120 monkey humpers
300 air presses

Moseyed back at 5 til and completed some Mary

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– look out for information concerning the NYD convergence

COT:
– each man shared: lots of thankfulness for the impact of F3 and prayers relating to family/friends health and mental health

It was an Honor Qing for y’all, thank you Freakonomics for having me out!

Rock on,

Hair Band

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DUNE

AO: thebuffalo
Q: greyalbum
PAX: Hot Route, The Bobs, Ultratecht
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: 16!

WARMUP:

Sandworm Mosey down to picnic shelter
Shield Activators(LBAC)
Side to side lunges
Fremen Walkers

THE THANG:
Fremen training
40 seconds on / 20 seconds off

Pull-ups
Decline merkin
Step ups
High kicks
Squat jumps

Lunge walk across the field

Sprint up through the stairs one by one

Mosey to coupon pile

Hold coupons overhead while each man takes turns doing exercises:

Fremen Attacks – Laying on back, jump up to feet x 3
Squat x10
Curls x10
Repeat
Hold coupon out in front of chest while each man takes turns

Overhead press x10

Hold block out front for 40 seconds

MARY
COT

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Freed to Lead

AO: the-knoll
Q: Pebbles , The Banker, AAA
PAX: morning stār, Timber, Half Lyfe, Wolfpack, Stubs, Bumble Bee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Cold and windy

WARMUP:
Half mile run with various dynamic movements (not stretching)

THE THANG:
Randomly selected 3 PAX to lead 10min of the workout. Surprise!

Banker – monkey humpers, partner carry, wall sit
AAA – AMRAP merkins, squat jumps, pull ups, big boys
Bumble bee – game of infection

MOLESKINE:
T-Claps to The Banker, AAA, and Bumble for stepping up to lead with no notice. It’s tough to lead with no prep, but as men we need to be ready to step in and step up.

I was up all night with a sick two year old and was not in good mental shape to lead the workout.

Shared that I was grateful for the time I spent comforting my 2.0. Time goes by fast and she won’t need me for long.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Prayers

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Santa’s Sleigh Ride

AO: atlantis
Q: Toothless
PAX: Pole Dancer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
CONDITIONS: Not as cold as earlier this week by the temp alone, but with a biting wind chill sweeping across the fields

PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4uH2DNmbojuQv0XBOPVh9b?si=iOF-YPzmR9i4isVkFVn6cA&pi=u-Sdrn4mibSgap

WARMUP:

Warmarama
– Side Straddle Hops x 24 (it’s Christmas Eve!)
– Windmills x 10 OYO
– From line to line:
– High Knees
– Butt Kickers
– Karaoke x 2
– A skips
– B skips
– Broad jumps

THE THANG: Santa’s Sleigh Ride :deer: :sled: :santa:

Indian run for Santa’s reindeer pulling the sleigh!Complete 1-3 full group rotations pending group size, deliver the following “presents” after each set of rotations:

20 x Burpees
25 x Merkins
30 x Prisoner Squats
35 x J-Los,
40 x Carolina Dry Docks
45 x Euro Steps
50 x Mountain Climbers

*** Mariah Carey Intermission: All I Want for Christmas Is You Burpees. ***

Perform a burpee for every mention of “Christmas” or something Christmas specific, e.g. Santa, sleigh bells, stocking, but not snow, children laughing, general wishes

Continue Indian run rotations with:

55 x Flutter Kicks
60 x Air Presses
65 x LBC’s
70 x Freddie Mercuries
75 x seconds of Low Plank

End up at startex for 5 mins of cool down & stretches

MOLESKINE:
It was a pleasure getting some 1:1 workout time with Pole Dancer, made him happy with a special Irish Rovers Christmas tune you’ll have to check out the playlist to witness. Also discovered some new wind tunnels at dear old atlantis that I’m sure we’ll enjoy for the rest of the season. The coffee by the way was excellent! Definitely Toothless approved!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Brewsday continues to be a great time!
– Keep your eyes out for a NYD convergence
– Freed to lead! Do merry things for and with the PAX this season!

COT:
I stand by my statement in the preblast – zero regrets for getting out this AM despite the cold. The day is already won! Good reminder that hard or unpleasant things can also be some of the most rewarding, and that progress is made one choice at a time.

No shame for those who weren’t able to make it, but I encourage the PAX to keep getting out even as the chilly weather makes the fart sack that much more appealing!

As always, it was an honor to lead! Thanks to Pole Dancer for the Q request and for his company at our AO under the sea.

SYITG next time!
— Toothless :tooth: